Upcoming Events in the Silicon Valley
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The Halloween Ride
Route will be posted the day before the ride
Bike Party is growing - In the Bay Area .....San Jose, East Bay, and San Francisco.
Also now in Washington DC , Baltimore, Philly Bike Party, Chico CA and Salinas, CA.
Every Friday at San Jose City Hall....
Bike to Lunch Fridays at 11:55 am. Meet at Bamboo Garden on the South Side of City Hall to ride to a nearby restaurant. Just bring a bike, a lock, some lunch money....and follow the rules of the road. Host John Brazil, San Jose City Bicycle Coordinator.
Grant Petersen, founder and owner of Rivendell Bicycle Works, will tell you how he got caught up in a racer's lifestyle for more than 25 years, how it took the fun out of riding, how this can happen to anybody, and what he did about it. Come meet this passionate cyclist, who challenges conventional cycling dogma and offers a more satisfying and sustainable approach to riding in his new book, "Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike".
Three different venues in the Bay Area (for more details)
San Francisco Bike Party
Hardly Strictly Bike Party
Friday, October 5, 2012
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Santa Cruz Open Streets
West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz
Sunday, October 7, 2012 9am-1pm
Free community event. Enjoy West Cliff Drive without automobile traffic. Bicyclists, joggers, strollers, skaters...come one, come all! Streets for people from Lighthouse Field to Natural Bridges State Park.
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Hardly Strictly Bike Party
Friday, October 5, 2012
(More info)
West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz
Sunday, October 7, 2012 9am-1pm
Free community event. Enjoy West Cliff Drive without automobile traffic. Bicyclists, joggers, strollers, skaters...come one, come all! Streets for people from Lighthouse Field to Natural Bridges State Park.
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Sunday Streets Berkeley
Sunday, October 14, 2012Open Streets are coming to Berkeley.
Sunday Streets Berkeley will take place on Shattuck Ave for 17 blocks from Rose Street to Haste Street (see map below). It will be a celebration of local businesses and organizations. Storefronts will be unobstructed, and business owners will be encouraged to promote commerce and visibility by setting out seating on the street, hosting activities, and otherwise inviting interest and community.
(More info)
Sunday, October 14, 2012Open Streets are coming to Berkeley.
Sunday Streets Berkeley will take place on Shattuck Ave for 17 blocks from Rose Street to Haste Street (see map below). It will be a celebration of local businesses and organizations. Storefronts will be unobstructed, and business owners will be encouraged to promote commerce and visibility by setting out seating on the street, hosting activities, and otherwise inviting interest and community.
(More info)
DC Bike Party
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Peninsula Bike Party
Friday, October 19, 2012
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Sunday, October 21, 2012 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mission Street, from Silver to Seneca; Seneca from Mission to San Jose (Tentative) More InfoDutch ThinkBike:October 22 & 23, 2012
In an upcoming pair of workshops Dutch diplomats will share their secrets with locals. The Netherlands U.S. Embassy works with cities throughout the U.S. to share best practices and develop environmental friendly transportation networks through the ThinkBike initiative. On October 22 and 23, the City of San Jose will host the ThinkBike workshop San Jose.The two-day workshop brings Dutch bicycling experts with local planners, engineers, transportation experts and advocates to strengthen bicycling in San Jose....
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Reveal the Path: Inspiration on a Bicycle
October 26, 2012
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Join REI and ROMP (Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers) for a screen of "Reveal the Path", a unique adventure film that explores - from the seat of a bicycle- what it means to live an inspired life, however modest or extravagant. filmed across four continents and featuring Tour Divide rage legends, Matthew Lee and Kurt Refsnider. This immersive film will take you to meet the locals in Scotland's lush valleys, Europe's snow-capped mountains, Morocco's high desert, Nepal's rural countryside, and Alaska's rugged coastline. For more information |
Tour De Coop
October 27, 2012
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The tour is designed to educate visitors about keeping hens, inspire the bike rider and gardener in all of us, and build community. Open to adults and children, the tour will feature various hen houses and breeds.
Purisima to Half Moon Bay & Back
Annual ROMP Halloween Costume Mountain Bike Ride
Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:45am Meet, 10:00am Start
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The gentle group will do a short route from the parking lot.
Intermediate and harder groups will ride down to Half Moon Bay and back via Purisima OSP - http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_purisima.asp.
This ride is 20-25 miles with 2,300' of climbing, on dirt and approx. 30% paved roads closer to Half Moon Bay. We ride to a preselected pumpkin patch for pumpkins & a short break before climbing back to the start. Maps will be provided.
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San Francisco Bike Expo
San Francisco Cow Palace
November 10 & 11, 2012
Doors open at 10 am
The Cycle Showdown is Saturday only. The Bike Expo is 2 days.
- Your pass will be good for both days.
- Doors open at 7 AM for on site registration and move in and ends at 9:30 AM.
- Please come to the right door side of the main entrance to registration. See map HERE.
- Bikes can be left overnight but the SF Bike Expo is not responsible.
Also note the Guadalupe River Trail will be closed for paving construction soon. The closed portion will extend north of 880 all the way to Gold Street in Alviso. check Twitter for more details.
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